Ultrasound guided percutaneous treatment for splenic abscesses: The significance in treatment of critically ill patients

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2006; 12(45): 7341-7345
Published online Dec 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7341

Table 2 Bacterial isolates in patients with splenic abscess

Microorganism	n	Isolated from
Microorganism	n	Pus	Blood	Pus andblood
Aerobes
Gram positive
Staphyloccocus aureus (SA)	6	3	1	2
Streptoccocus viridans (SV)	2	2	0	0
Enterococcus species	2	2	0	0
Gram negative
Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP)	6	4	1	1
Pseudomonas species	5	1	1	3
Escherichia coli (EC)	3	2	1	0
Gram positive + Gram negative SA + ECSV + KP	3 2	2 2	1 0	0 0
Anaerobes Bacteroides fragilis	1	1	0	0
Sterile culture	6	0	0	0
Total	36	19	5	6

Citation: Zerem E, Bergsland J. Ultrasound guided percutaneous treatment for splenic abscesses: The significance in treatment of critically ill patients. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(45): 7341-7345
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7341

Zerem E, Bergsland J. Ultrasound guided percutaneous treatment for splenic abscesses: The significance in treatment of critically ill patients. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(45): 7341-7345 [PMID: 17143953 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7341]

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